File drawer



Aug. 18, l97o oo 3,524,691

FILB DRAwBR F11ed March 18. 1968 2 SheetS Sheet z ThuS it is Seen that the file drawer descTibed in my copending application Ser. No, 64L363 haS been modified so that the file Suppofting member of the draweT can bo TeveTSed to position fhe side vVall on eithef Side of fhe drawer. ThuS the nle inSeTfing opening may be placed on either side of the dfawer depending upon the Tequirements of the location of the file. Te Teversa1 of the e sup poITing Inen1beT is easily accon1pliShed by femoving the draweT f1'oII1 the TolleI' suSpension and disInounting the header in a SilT1 le nanner, and reInountin it on the othef end of the me SuppoTting member.

As i11 my previous me cabinet, the cabinet 1Z may bo stacked, and has all of the advantageS of that fle cabinet iI1 addition to the TeveTSible featufe.

In the dTavviI1gS FIGS. 4 6 and 7 aTe in propoIfion fo the le dTaWeT as deSigned and bI1ilt.

vaTiouS nlodifications IIlay be nlade i11 the fofegoing embodiment Without depaTting ffo111 the invention aS Set foTth in the appended claiII1s.

I clain1:

1. A file dravver foT being Teo1ovably contained vvithin a cabinet conlprising a bottom wall, a side wan extending along one side of Said boftoTI1 vvalL end II1eII1beTS aftached to opposite endS of said boffoIn and Side WanS foTn1ing a me space, the opposite Side of Said dTawef fTon1 the said Side vva11 f)eing open foT franSferring files fo and fron1 Said iile Space, n1ounting IIleans o11 oppoSite sides of said dTavver botton1 vvall fol n1ovably n1aintaining it on Said cabinet, Said Inounting IneanS on one side being Sym- InetTical With the nleans on the oppoSite Side whereby Said draWer nlay f)e Tnounted on Said cabinet With either end 1TleInbe1 inneTn1osf, a headeT having nTeanS foT detachably n1ollnting it on eitheT of said end IIleInbefS vvhefe by Said file dravver Inay be positioned iI1 the cabinet vvith fhe headef outeroost and said Side vva11 011 one Side or the othe1, Said end Inen1befS inc111ding angoS adiacent to the periphefy of Said end members and lateTa1 thefeto and said header having anges fo1 interfitting With Said anges on either end n1en1ber.

Z. A me drawer as set foTth i11 claim 1 Whefein Said end nlemberS afe positioned above Said bottom wan With 1()(1 angeS of Said end memberS eing on top of said botton1 wa11 and With Hanges on the sideS of said header havin notches to Teceive Said ottom Wan and loWef angeS of Said end n1eanS.

3. A file dTaWer as Set fofth in clain1 1 characterized by Said dfawer monnng n1eanS compfising s-Sha ed mem bers eXtending longitudinally of Said bottom vvall fTon one end IT1en1ber to the ofhe1 foT fitting in a Toller SUS penSion fTon1 either end.

1efeTenceS Cifed UNITED STATES PATENTS L9S9,066 S/1934 Schn1itz 31Z330 Z,37,441 5/194S Salomon 31ZZ40 Z 404,8S 1v 7/1946 Knowles of a1 31ZZ86 Z,87Z,048 Z/ 19S9 CoopeT m 312341 3 ()Z075 3/196Z Howe l 31ZZ14 3,179,480 4/ 196S BTinker 31ZZ14 3,241,90Z 3/1966 IIan1i1ton et al 31ZZ14 3,36S,2S9 1/1968 lieisnlan et a1. 31ZZ86 3,433,48 3/1969 Moofe 31Z184 FOREIGN PATENTS L27LZ69 7/1961 FTance.

FRANCIS K. ZUGEL, PTiInaT Exan1iner U.S. CL x.R. 31ZZ14, 341 

